Alcoholics Anonymous

flumpy · flumpy

Hi all again, it's the sad one back, just wanted to let you know I read all you replys to my last post and I am truelu greatful. I'm trying i am, but things aren't always as easy as they seem. Time will tell, Sorry if I seem or come across as flippant, I don't mean it, I'm british! Kate.xx

Pauly · Pauly

Just browsing through my favourites and thought I'd pop in and say hello. I'm still coping with the fact that sobriety doesn't bring; riches, success, spiritual enlightenment, but that's cool, that's why it's called being sober, aka being realistic. Hope everyone is OK. Pauly

Doll · Doll

THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 I know the torment of drinking compulsively to quiet my nerves and my fears. I also know the pain of white-knuckled sobriety. Today,...

fletch · fletch

Hi I need to share loads just need to get it out. I have allways been a binge drinker thought since i have started AA i now notice i get cravings. I had a great day today then 5pm sat down reading feeling good and next minuite my mind is thinking of drink. From no where. Then it,s like having two voice...

Simple · Simple

Hi everyone - I've been reading everyone's posts over the last few weeks, and it has been very helpful to me. I'm having "one of those days", so I thought I would write about it and just get over it. The funny thing is, "one of those days" really isn't that bad anymore. At least I'...

ron70062 · ron70062

Since coming back into recovery, Iv been having a hard time putting down the big stick Ive been beating myself with for picking up where I had left off 13 years ago. Last night, I was REALLY down on myself and thinking what a looser I was for what I had done. All that self-pity we read about in the Big Book wa...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. Sometimes it takes years for a recovery concept to move from our mind into our heart and soul. We need to work at recovery behaviors with the diligence, effort, an...

Wren · Wren

The Paradox Of Spirit Each of us has a spiritual self that animates our bodies and infuses our thoughts and feelings. Our language is limited to the world we know for descriptions of something that perhaps cannot be fully comprehended by the human mind. Therefore, only metaphors approach the expres...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Last Tuesday I turned 52 but today the 23th I turned 11. In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it seems like a lifetime ago. I'd been trying off and on to quit by my on will for quite awhile and on July 14th I had my last drunk, on the 18th I had my last drink a bottle of Bass Ale and I knew that I needed o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Denial is a powerful tool. Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision. Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable. We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality - not by changing our circumstances, but by pretending...

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to check in I'm doing fine, been a little busy but keeping myself from that negative thinking, surrounding the aniversaries of my parents death. But I guess in do time it gets easier to deal with. My daughters been away quite a bit since schools been out, she's on her second week of camp, and...

JohnInNYC · JohnInNYC

I don't know what is wrong with me. For those unacquainted with me, I am in my eighth day of sobriety. Realized at 30 that I am an alcoholic. Although I was not an everyday drinker, giving it up for good seems to be really messing with my head. On my first day sober, I was out of town (that's where the epiph...

Phil · Phil

A saying I heard somewhere..... Take care of yourselves and each other... And keep on going forward....one day at a time Love...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Stop trying so hard to make it happen. Stop doing so much, if doing so much is wearing you out or not achieving the desired results. Stop thinking so much and so hard about it. Stop worrying so about it. Stop trying to force, to manipulate, to coerce, or to make it happen. Making things happen is controlli...

Wren · Wren

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give. -- David O. McKay I want to choose the details of my life. Fortunately, Ive come to appreciate how important it is to give others the freedom to choose their own paths. None of us wants our choice robbed from us. I cant know whats...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Dependency (on another human being) is the inability to experience wholeness or to function adequately without the certainty that one is being actively cared for by another. -- M. Scott Peck No matter what we may think, overdependence on another can be very unloving because it drains others of any c...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Higher...

rag_doll · rag_doll

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but not to recovery. I have been in rehab 3 times, and do ok for awhile, but when I start working on my personal inventory, I recall all the things I have done to people in my life, and I get so overwhelmed with guilt and such unbearable shame, I relapse. I am now on my 17th day of bein...

mommy2boys · mommy2boys

Hi All, I am Janet. I am new here to AA and this board. I have a little over 60 days sobriety and am so grateful to have found AA. I look forward to get to know others here.

JohnInNYC · JohnInNYC

Hello to everyone. My name is John. I am an attorney in New York City. As of Sunday, I am a recovering alcoholic. I don't know exactly how this is supposed to go, so I will tell my story. I began drinking at 16, and am not sure when exactly things became out of control. I always had, and still did have, eve...

learning · learning

McStagger, Youv'e been silent for a while. That is okay. We all need "quite time" to reflect and we all "journey" at our own individual pace. Just want to let you know that you were not forgotten. Wishing you well and hoping you are finding the blessings that only sobrie...

Phil · Phil

It is such a joy, to see the young people, that have shared on this board, come into AA and grasp a new way of life... I was 29 when I went to my first AA meeting, and wasnt ready to give up... It took another 8 years of hell, before surrendering.. Ive been in AA for quite a number of days....and as each day goes b...

Doll · Doll

SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesn't say, "Humbly asked Him to (fill...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Courage is not grim determination, boastful arrogance, or uncontrolled aggression. True courage comes from quiet conviction, which shows itself in self-control, calm assurance, and patient persistence. It takes courage, for example, to resist lashing back at others who hurt or offend us. It t...

Phil · Phil

"When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. "--Alcoholics Anonym...

Robert · Robert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mgla1CyMAU

Phil · Phil

To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outco...

JohnInNYC · JohnInNYC

As some of you know from reading my first post, I am new to this forum and to AA. My wife and I have always loved to travel. She is obsessed with the idea that we will go to Italy. On my first day of sobriety, I said, "I'm not touring Tuscany." She took that OK. However, when she brought up Rome...

Doll · Doll

FALSE PRIDE, p.209 Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. 12 & 12, p. 75 Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the h...

Wren · Wren

Everything is made of light; everything is alive. The Great Mystery of life has little to do with intelligence. The universe is not an intellectual process. The intellect is helpful; but our hearts are the wiser part of ourselves. -- Mellen-Thomas Benedict Heart is a word that refers to many differe...

Rosco · Rosco

Hi everyone, this is Rosco here to share a bit of good news. I have been accepted into a alcoholic program in south Jersey. I've been out of a 25 day program since 06/22/07. Iam proud to say that I have been making meetings and following the AA program. I have never been more happy than I am right now. It has b...

wagon · wagon

I have been sober 30 months today. One day at a time. Thanks u all!!!!! If this board wasnt here, i would still be out there, You helped me get to my first aa meeting, and still walk with me, Wagon

Doll · Doll

GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE, p.208 During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of God's abundance, b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our problems, or simply problems we need to address. We deny o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us confu...

Doll · Doll

His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans,and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for the past four years of life He is brilliant. Kind of profound and very, very bright. He became a alcoholic while attending college. Things have only gone down hill since. Across t...

Tina · Tina

Hi all Went my second meetin since friday, sure felt good to get to them. Seen alot of fimiliar faces and well felt home. Thankful that this forums here too and well couldn't be more at ease with myself now and all is will with my kids. thanks tina

Moon · Moon

Hi guys, It's been a while since I have checked in. I had an interesting thing happen to me the other day and I'd like to run it by you all. I have been primarily in al-anon and in one of my meetings I have an older gentleman friend who works both programs. Ocasionally after meetings some of us will get to...

John · John

Hi everyone, What an experience getting married has been after 15 years of being solo. Rose really worked hard to put it together. Actually built our wedding cake piece by piece, purchasing what she needed for it over a 4 week period over ebay. The reception food was prepared by members of the Miracle...

Robert · Robert

· Only by the grace of god, the ego can be dissolved and eternal happiness can be achieved. · To smilingly accept the will of God. · Selfless service of humanity is the true worship of God. · Women deserve the same respect as men. · Truth is highest of all, higher still is truthful living. I like that though...

dogmama · dogmama

Hello. I'm new to this forum and glad I found it. I'm 8 years sober and love the sober life. I don't get to as many f2f meetings as I used to so I decided to look on-line.

ron70062 · ron70062

First, let me say to ya like we say down here in South La. "Hey y'all !" Hope everyones doing good. If not, dont drink anyway! Things are going good here. working on week 6. (Mike's on week 2). Both of us are really trying. I found out he has a little problem with reading, so, him living next door,...

Doll · Doll

SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unheal...

Doll · Doll

SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unheal...

LisaF · LisaF

Hey y'all, Life's been busy to say the least... bf and our friend have been cleanin up the farm, scrapping metal... our friend got his semi and trailer over here the other day, had the trailer loaded up with junk cars to haul in, about 7 I think, piled 3 high... lol We've been out workin in the garden... we l...

Self Care with Family Members · Quetzal

I was thirty five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost couldn't believe I was doing this. I found I didn't have to be mean. I didn't have to start an argument. But I could say what I wanted and needed to say to t...

Phil · Phil

May you have many more....one day at a time... Onward!!

Phil · Phil

(Hurt - Bitterness - Injustice - Abused Pain) We feel emotional pain when we do not get what we want, need, or expect. We might feel hurt, rejection, bitterness, abuse, injustice or simply emotional pain. In such cases, we have not received the behavior or outcomes we expected or believed we deserve...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. There is only one place to start, an...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I had an appointment with my GP earlier today to get the results of some heart tests that I have had recently. I was worried and anxious about it. But, it's good news from the GP and I wanted to share that with my cyber-family. The problem that I have is an excessive heartbeat. It's beating abo...

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	It isn't easy :( (Preview) Hi all again, it's the sad one back, just wanted to let you know I read all you replys to my last post and I am truelu greatful. I'm trying i am, but things aren't always as easy as they seem. Time will tell, Sorry if I seem or come across as flippant, I don't mean it, I'm british! Kate.xx	flumpy	4	460	Jul 26, 2007 by timverton
	Hi Folks, 18 months sober (Preview) Just browsing through my favourites and thought I'd pop in and say hello. I'm still coping with the fact that sobriety doesn't bring; riches, success, spiritual enlightenment, but that's cool, that's why it's called being sober, aka being realistic. Hope everyone is OK. Pauly	Pauly	7	507	Jul 26, 2007 by timverton
	Daily Reflections July 25 (Preview) THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 I know the torment of drinking compulsively to quiet my nerves and my fears. I also know the pain of white-knuckled sobriety. Today,...	Doll	1	423	Jul 25, 2007 by CAM
	Cravings (Preview) Hi I need to share loads just need to get it out. I have allways been a binge drinker thought since i have started AA i now notice i get cravings. I had a great day today then 5pm sat down reading feeling good and next minuite my mind is thinking of drink. From no where. Then it,s like having two voice...	fletch	6	561	Jul 25, 2007 by Ironman
	It's a Third Step Kind of a Day (Preview) Hi everyone - I've been reading everyone's posts over the last few weeks, and it has been very helpful to me. I'm having "one of those days", so I thought I would write about it and just get over it. The funny thing is, "one of those days" really isn't that bad anymore. At least I'...	Simple	4	556	Jul 25, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Be careful of what you ask for when you Pray (Preview) Since coming back into recovery, Iv been having a hard time putting down the big stick Ive been beating myself with for picking up where I had left off 13 years ago. Last night, I was REALLY down on myself and thinking what a looser I was for what I had done. All that self-pity we read about in the Big Book wa...	ron70062	3	442	Jul 25, 2007 by TenderheartsKS
	Keep at It (Preview) Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. Sometimes it takes years for a recovery concept to move from our mind into our heart and soul. We need to work at recovery behaviors with the diligence, effort, an...	Quetzal	0	415	Jul 25, 2007 by Quetzal
	Language of the Soul (Preview) The Paradox Of Spirit Each of us has a spiritual self that animates our bodies and infuses our thoughts and feelings. Our language is limited to the world we know for descriptions of something that perhaps cannot be fully comprehended by the human mind. Therefore, only metaphors approach the expres...	Wren	3	382	Jul 24, 2007 by alligot
	Long Strange Trip. (Preview) Last Tuesday I turned 52 but today the 23th I turned 11. In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it seems like a lifetime ago. I'd been trying off and on to quit by my on will for quite awhile and on July 14th I had my last drunk, on the 18th I had my last drink a bottle of Bass Ale and I knew that I needed o...	cooncatbob	6	471	Jul 24, 2007 by alligot
	Denial (Preview) Denial is a powerful tool. Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision. Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable. We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality - not by changing our circumstances, but by pretending...	Quetzal	2	418	Jul 24, 2007 by JohnInNYC
	Hi just me (Preview) Just wanted to check in I'm doing fine, been a little busy but keeping myself from that negative thinking, surrounding the aniversaries of my parents death. But I guess in do time it gets easier to deal with. My daughters been away quite a bit since schools been out, she's on her second week of camp, and...	Tina	2	414	Jul 24, 2007 by Simple
	Blackouts during new sobriety? (Preview) I don't know what is wrong with me. For those unacquainted with me, I am in my eighth day of sobriety. Realized at 30 that I am an alcoholic. Although I was not an everyday drinker, giving it up for good seems to be really messing with my head. On my first day sober, I was out of town (that's where the epiph...	JohnInNYC	6	1104	Jul 24, 2007 by alligot
	Off the board for a few... (Preview) A saying I heard somewhere..... Take care of yourselves and each other... And keep on going forward....one day at a time Love...	Phil	4	489	Jul 23, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Making It Happen (Preview) Stop trying so hard to make it happen. Stop doing so much, if doing so much is wearing you out or not achieving the desired results. Stop thinking so much and so hard about it. Stop worrying so about it. Stop trying to force, to manipulate, to coerce, or to make it happen. Making things happen is controlli...	Quetzal	0	405	Jul 23, 2007 by Quetzal
	Given Choice (Preview) Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give. -- David O. McKay I want to choose the details of my life. Fortunately, Ive come to appreciate how important it is to give others the freedom to choose their own paths. None of us wants our choice robbed from us. I cant know whats...	Wren	0	377	Jul 23, 2007 by Wren
	Dependency (Preview) Dependency (on another human being) is the inability to experience wholeness or to function adequately without the certainty that one is being actively cared for by another. -- M. Scott Peck No matter what we may think, overdependence on another can be very unloving because it drains others of any c...	Quetzal	2	429	Jul 22, 2007 by JohnInNYC
	Learning to Trust Again (Preview) Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Higher...	Quetzal	0	474	Jul 22, 2007 by Quetzal
	help!!! (Preview) Hi, I'm new to this forum, but not to recovery. I have been in rehab 3 times, and do ok for awhile, but when I start working on my personal inventory, I recall all the things I have done to people in my life, and I get so overwhelmed with guilt and such unbearable shame, I relapse. I am now on my 17th day of bein...	rag_doll	8	591	Jul 21, 2007 by Pam P
	New Here (Preview) Hi All, I am Janet. I am new here to AA and this board. I have a little over 60 days sobriety and am so grateful to have found AA. I look forward to get to know others here.	mommy2boys	9	436	Jul 21, 2007 by Pam P
	New in New York City (long, but need a group) (Preview) Hello to everyone. My name is John. I am an attorney in New York City. As of Sunday, I am a recovering alcoholic. I don't know exactly how this is supposed to go, so I will tell my story. I began drinking at 16, and am not sure when exactly things became out of control. I always had, and still did have, eve...	JohnInNYC	12	600	Jul 21, 2007 by Moon
	McStagger (Preview) McStagger, Youv'e been silent for a while. That is okay. We all need "quite time" to reflect and we all "journey" at our own individual pace. Just want to let you know that you were not forgotten. Wishing you well and hoping you are finding the blessings that only sobrie...	learning	0	404	Jul 21, 2007 by learning
	Sharing (Preview) It is such a joy, to see the young people, that have shared on this board, come into AA and grasp a new way of life... I was 29 when I went to my first AA meeting, and wasnt ready to give up... It took another 8 years of hell, before surrendering.. Ive been in AA for quite a number of days....and as each day goes b...	Phil	3	427	Jul 20, 2007 by learning
	Daily Reflections July 20 (Preview) SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesn't say, "Humbly asked Him to (fill...	Doll	0	415	Jul 20, 2007 by Doll
	Courage and Patience (Preview) Courage is not grim determination, boastful arrogance, or uncontrolled aggression. True courage comes from quiet conviction, which shows itself in self-control, calm assurance, and patient persistence. It takes courage, for example, to resist lashing back at others who hurt or offend us. It t...	Quetzal	0	567	Jul 20, 2007 by Quetzal
	And Acceptance Is The Key... (Preview) "When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. "--Alcoholics Anonym...	Phil	5	1407	Jul 19, 2007 by ron70062
	Found this funny (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mgla1CyMAU	Robert	3	450	Jul 19, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	A Reminder (Preview) To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outco...	Phil	0	400	Jul 19, 2007 by Phil
	Wife Keeps Talking About Travel (Preview) As some of you know from reading my first post, I am new to this forum and to AA. My wife and I have always loved to travel. She is obsessed with the idea that we will go to Italy. On my first day of sobriety, I said, "I'm not touring Tuscany." She took that OK. However, when she brought up Rome...	JohnInNYC	5	463	Jul 19, 2007 by JohnInNYC
	Daily Reflections July 19 (Preview) FALSE PRIDE, p.209 Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. 12 & 12, p. 75 Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the h...	Doll	0	394	Jul 19, 2007 by Doll
	Opening the Heart (Preview) Everything is made of light; everything is alive. The Great Mystery of life has little to do with intelligence. The universe is not an intellectual process. The intellect is helpful; but our hearts are the wiser part of ourselves. -- Mellen-Thomas Benedict Heart is a word that refers to many differe...	Wren	1	395	Jul 18, 2007 by Phil
	More Good News (Preview) Hi everyone, this is Rosco here to share a bit of good news. I have been accepted into a alcoholic program in south Jersey. I've been out of a 25 day program since 06/22/07. Iam proud to say that I have been making meetings and following the AA program. I have never been more happy than I am right now. It has b...	Rosco	5	439	Jul 18, 2007 by destinydreamer
	30 months (Preview) I have been sober 30 months today. One day at a time. Thanks u all!!!!! If this board wasnt here, i would still be out there, You helped me get to my first aa meeting, and still walk with me, Wagon	wagon	10	434	Jul 18, 2007 by Tina
	Jul 18 Daily Reflections (Preview) GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE, p.208 During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of God's abundance, b...	Doll	0	376	Jul 18, 2007 by Doll
	Time to Get Angry (Preview) It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our problems, or simply problems we need to address. We deny o...	Quetzal	0	432	Jul 18, 2007 by Quetzal
	Love, in Words and Actions (Preview) Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us confu...	Quetzal	1	414	Jul 17, 2007 by Rosco
	The OldTimer & The NewComer (Preview) His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans,and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for the past four years of life He is brilliant. Kind of profound and very, very bright. He became a alcoholic while attending college. Things have only gone down hill since. Across t...	Doll	2	463	Jul 17, 2007 by learning
	Back to the basics (Preview) Hi all Went my second meetin since friday, sure felt good to get to them. Seen alot of fimiliar faces and well felt home. Thankful that this forums here too and well couldn't be more at ease with myself now and all is will with my kids. thanks tina	Tina	2	460	Jul 17, 2007 by learning
	Does this seem strange? (Preview) Hi guys, It's been a while since I have checked in. I had an interesting thing happen to me the other day and I'd like to run it by you all. I have been primarily in al-anon and in one of my meetings I have an older gentleman friend who works both programs. Ocasionally after meetings some of us will get to...	Moon	11	496	Jul 17, 2007 by JohnInNYC
	Wedding Video (Preview) Hi everyone, What an experience getting married has been after 15 years of being solo. Rose really worked hard to put it together. Actually built our wedding cake piece by piece, purchasing what she needed for it over a 4 week period over ebay. The reception food was prepared by members of the Miracle...	John	0	1165	Jul 17, 2007 by John
	Main message for humanity (Preview) · Only by the grace of god, the ego can be dissolved and eternal happiness can be achieved. · To smilingly accept the will of God. · Selfless service of humanity is the true worship of God. · Women deserve the same respect as men. · Truth is highest of all, higher still is truthful living. I like that though...	Robert	0	374	Jul 17, 2007 by Robert
	New to this forum (Preview) Hello. I'm new to this forum and glad I found it. I'm 8 years sober and love the sober life. I don't get to as many f2f meetings as I used to so I decided to look on-line.	dogmama	6	420	Jul 17, 2007 by Zster
	Just popping in (Preview) First, let me say to ya like we say down here in South La. "Hey y'all !" Hope everyones doing good. If not, dont drink anyway! Things are going good here. working on week 6. (Mike's on week 2). Both of us are really trying. I found out he has a little problem with reading, so, him living next door,...	ron70062	4	404	Jul 17, 2007 by Zster
	Daily Reflections July 17 (Preview) SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unheal...	Doll	0	400	Jul 17, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections July 16 (Preview) SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unheal...	Doll	2	412	Jul 16, 2007 by learning
	hey y'all, just checkin in... (Preview) Hey y'all, Life's been busy to say the least... bf and our friend have been cleanin up the farm, scrapping metal... our friend got his semi and trailer over here the other day, had the trailer loaded up with junk cars to haul in, about 7 I think, piled 3 high... lol We've been out workin in the garden... we l...	LisaF	6	582	Jul 16, 2007 by learning
	Self Care with Family Members (Preview) I was thirty five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost couldn't believe I was doing this. I found I didn't have to be mean. I didn't have to start an argument. But I could say what I wanted and needed to say to t...	Quetzal	5	527	Jul 16, 2007 by dogmama
	Tina had FOUR YEARS Yesterday (Preview) May you have many more....one day at a time... Onward!!	Phil	11	782	Jul 16, 2007 by Tina
	An Article Re: Emotional Pain (Preview) (Hurt - Bitterness - Injustice - Abused Pain) We feel emotional pain when we do not get what we want, need, or expect. We might feel hurt, rejection, bitterness, abuse, injustice or simply emotional pain. In such cases, we have not received the behavior or outcomes we expected or believed we deserve...	Phil	3	706	Jul 16, 2007 by Phil
	Insisting on the Best (Preview) We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. There is only one place to start, an...	Quetzal	0	390	Jul 16, 2007 by Quetzal
	Good News! (Preview) Hi everyone, I had an appointment with my GP earlier today to get the results of some heart tests that I have had recently. I was worried and anxious about it. But, it's good news from the GP and I wanted to share that with my cyber-family. The problem that I have is an excessive heartbeat. It's beating abo...	Quetzal	5	405	Jul 15, 2007 by Wren
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